Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
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Judge Potter at Whitehall, N. Y
has granted stay in the Jacob Sharp case.
The Judge said there was reasonable doubt
that the judgement reached should stand
and ne ordered stay in the execution Of
such Judgment until an appeal shall be de-
clded by the general term. Tt is said this
Will give him a new trial and may adj
NIT him to bail. In the Ludlow street Jail
Mr. Sharp read the notification of the de-
cislon without showing any signs of emo
ton or making any comments upon it. Mr..
Sharp then handed it to his wife, who read
It and seemed to be delighted at the news.
Bourke Cochran stated that the case could
not come upnow until the general term next
October. An application will at once he
made to have Sharp released on bail by
some judge OF the superior court.
Philadelphia Special: There was a
sad scene in g coach on the early train from
| Atlantic City Friday morning. "A young
Of dubuque, Iowa, sat in the car with sick
child, which died after the train had passed
Newfield. Mrs. Jessup was formerly a Miss
Patton, and was deserted some time ago
by her husband, who also took the child
With him. She followed, found him at
| when the child died.
among the passengers on the steamer
| Adriatic from Liverpool, just arrived at
/ New York is his highness, the Thakore
Shahib, of Limari, x. C. I. g., travelling
incognita as Sir j awatsing K. C. T. e.,
accompanied by Mr.. Z. r. Bridgewater and
suite. ], he Is the first Indian prince to cross
the Atlantic to visit this country. The
prince proposes visiting all places of interest
but will first of all leave at once for Wash
lngton 70 pay his respects to President
Cleveland.
Rev. Moses Rogers Ca descendant of
John Rogers, who was burned at the stake
IN. England on account of his religious CON
Vlctl0ns IN the sixteenth century,, who was
probably the Oldest member of the Metho-
dist ministry in America, has died at Fresh
Ponds, Suffolk Co., Mass. The deceased was
IN his 94th year and had been preaching
about seventy years.
At Newburyport, Mass, Aug. %,
Miss Phoebe Harrod was 101 years old. The
event was celebrated by q religious cere-
much mental and bodily strength, took
part: Rev. Mr. Merton, who is 81 years old,
conducted the service. Half those present
we're over Is years of age.
At Rochester, n. Y; George Kulzer,
aged fifteen, was caught in belt and
whirled about shaft at the rate Of 1SOreyo-
lutlons minute, at Weaver, Thomas &c
klrk's shoe factory. One arm and his en-
tire clothing was wound about the shaft,
and the denuded body fell lifeless to the
floor below. 81
Louis Debeck, the post trader at the
Charleston, Mass, navy yard, has fallen
heir to fortune of over 81, 1000, 900, that sum
having been his share of an estate valued at
62, 100000 guilders left by his aunt in Java.
to be divided among seventeen nephews and
nieces.
Rear Admiral Craven, United States
navy (retired) }, of Washington. D. C., died
at the Charlestown, Mass, navy yard Of
heart disease. He was on a visit to his son.
who is connected with the navy yard as
civil engineer. Rear Admiral Craven was
eighty years of age.
Ex-ToWn Clerk Mccormick, Of
Union township, N. J. was stung by a
spider. An hour later his arm began to
swell! and he was sent to ST. Mary's
hospital The doctors were unable to save
him, and he died from the poison.
At New Y rk, the sale Of the scenery,
stage effects and costumes Of the defunct
National Opera company, under foreclosure
proceedings to satisfy a cbattel MORTGAGE
OF 50 1861 realized $26,1OS; the original
cost was over S15o,o00.
Cardinal Gibbons has promised to
make the closing prayer and pronounce the
benedlction at the approaching constitu-
tional celebration in Philadelphia.
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